Kenta Kazuno (数野 健太, Kazuno Kenta) is a Japanese badminton player specializing in doubles.[1] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Kenta Kazuno
数野 健太
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38)
Ōtsu, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking14 (MD 23 July 2015)
11 (XD 9 March 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

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BWF Grand Prix

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 German Open   Kenichi Hayakawa   Lee Yong-dae
  Shin Baek-cheol
13–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2010 Dutch Open   Yoshiteru Hirobe   Hirokatsu Hashimoto
  Noriyasu Hirata
17–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2012 U.S. Open   Yoshiteru Hirobe   Hiroyuki Endo
  Kenichi Hayakawa
15–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2014 Russian Open   Kazushi Yamada   Takuto Inoue
  Yuki Kaneko
19–21, 22–20, 21–13   Winner
2014 Vietnam Open   Kazushi Yamada   Andrei Adistia
  Hendra Aprida Gunawan
21–15, 21–23, 17–21   Runner-up
2015 Malaysia Masters   Kazushi Yamada   Chen Hung-ling
  Wang Chi-lin
21–19, 14–21, 21–17   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Osaka International   Kazushi Yamada   Takatoshi Kurose
  Sho Zeniya
21–14, 21–11   Winner
2014 Osaka International   Kazushi Yamada   Jun Bong-chan
  Kim Duck-yong
21–19, 21–11   Winner
2015 Polish Open   Kazushi Yamada   Adam Cwalina
  Przemysław Wacha
21–19, 21–12   Winner
2015 Osaka International   Kazushi Yamada   Takuto Inoue
  Yuki Kaneko
21–9, 21–19   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Kenta Kazuno 数野健太 プロフィール - 日本ユニシス実業団 バドミントン部". Unisys. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Summer Olympics - Athletes: Kenta Kazuno". ESPN. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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